https://amasglutenfreefoods.com/blogs/blog.atomAmas Gluten Free Foods - Gluten Free Blog2019-01-10T12:09:12-08:00Amas Gluten Free Foodshttps://amasglutenfreefoods.com/blogs/blog/a-guide-to-the-keto-diet2019-01-10T12:09:12-08:002019-01-10T12:09:13-08:00A Guide to the Keto DietNancy Arriaza
﻿The Ketogenic (Keto) Diet has been extremely popular due to the health benefits and quick weight loss. Often times it is hard to stick to a diet because you cannot eat the foods you crave, and it is so easy to get off track. Considering that many people struggle to find the specific foods that are approved by the keto diet, we are here to help inspire meals and different ways to stick to your health plan while making your tummy happy!

What is the General Idea of the Keto Diet?

The keto diet is a low carb replaced with high natural fat diet. Upping natural fats in your diet forces your body to get used to burning natural fats instead of carbs, causing your body to attack fat for the energy it needs.

After roughly two days of low carb and high fat, the body does not have enough carbohydrates to burn in form of energy. Instead of burning the carbs that are in your normal diet, the body resorts to burning stored fat cells.

This results in extreme weight loss in a short amount of time!

What to Eat on the Keto Diet:

Starting a new diet for health reasons, or for fun can be intimidating. We are here to help! Here is a list of keto approved foods that double as a delicious meal!

Lean Meat and Poultry - Chicken and cuts of beef with less fat to get the maximum amount of protein

Dark Chocolate - For those with a sweet tooth dark chocolate is keto approved!

Keto and Casabi

Casabi is a natural prebiotic. The bitter yucca root is a resistant starch, making the flatbread good for digestion by adding to the natural bacteria in your stomach that is good for breaking down food.A half of a slice of our Casabi flatbread has 7 grams of carbohydrates, while having 2.5 grams of fiber. 7g of carbs - 2.5g of fiber = 4.5g makingCasabi flatbread keto friendly! Instead of cutting out all bread and other carbs, Casabi flatbread is a great platform for other foods. Spreading nut butters or avocado on a piece of Casabi is adelicious treat thatdoesn't break your diet.

How to eat Keto Friendly Casabi:

Avocado Toast

Almond Butter Toast

Drizzled with Dark Chocolate

Tzatziki and Cucumbers

Smoked Salmon and Olive Oil

Open Faced Tuna Sandwich

Scrambled Eggs and Spinach

If you have any tasty keto Casabi recipes feel free to email us at amaenterprisesnla@gmail.com!

Yu, C. (2018, May 25). 15 Foods You Can Actually Eat On The Ketogenic Diet. Retrieved from https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a19994706/keto-foods-list/

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https://amasglutenfreefoods.com/blogs/blog/i-think-i-have-celiac-disease-now-what2018-07-20T11:58:00-07:002018-07-23T11:39:46-07:00I Think I Have Celiac Disease. Now What?Nancy ArriazaI Just Got Diagnosed with Celiac Disease. What is it?

"Celiac Disease is a serious autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications." (Celiac Disease Foundation)

So What Does that Mean?

Celiac Disease occurs when a person eats anything with gluten in it. This gluten interacts with their body and causes them to have diarrhea or other stomach issues such as bloating, gas, or discomfort. This interaction damages their body which can lead to larger complications down the road.

What is Gluten?

It is a protein found in bread that is responsible for the elasticity and flexibility of dough.

Celiac Disease can develop at any point in a person's life. You can be born with it, or you can have it develop over time, but it is often times not noticed in children or young adults until complications arise when they get older. Make sure to see your doctor if you think you may have Celiac Disease.

For Additional Information about Celiac Disease, or Gluten Check Out These Sites:

Gas and Bloating - along with diarrhea, the gluten reaction in the body creates more gas than normal with a sensitive stomach and bloating.

What Can I do About Celiac Disease?

The best treatment for Celiac Disease is a gluten free diet. The absence of gluten in your everyday diet will help with the treatment of symptoms, as well as making your everyday and quality of life better.

Here at Ama's Gluten Free foods, we are aware of the impact that Celiac Disease has on our community, and work with our customers to establish a gluten free and delicious flatbread that is Celiac approved. All of our products are free of gluten and we take our customer's dietary restrictions very seriously. Celiac Disease impacts many people all over, and bringing awareness to the disease is something our company is passionate about. We want to be a friend in the Celiac community and a friend to gluten free people.

If you have any questions about our products or about Celiac Disease, please do not hesitate and contact us at amaenterprisesnla@gmail.com!

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https://amasglutenfreefoods.com/blogs/blog/the-story-of-ama2018-06-22T11:37:00-07:002018-06-22T11:39:58-07:00The Story of AmaNancy Arriaza
Happy Birthday Ama! You inspire us to be better versions of ourselves and always encourage us to be passionate about the things we love. We are grateful for you everyday!

Ama, or love in Spanish, is a direct representation of Nancy. When she became a Grandmother, she was trying to teach her Granddaughter to say Grandma, and she could only say Ama. Nancy absolutely loved this because Grandma sounded old fashioned, and Ama was short, sweet and meant love so it stuck. When Mark and Nancy were naming the company, they wanted to include love in every aspect of it, so Nancy's name Ama was a perfect fit to brand with the company.

The story of Ama begins in the 1980s when Nancy decided to move from Los Angeles to the Dominican Republic. While there, she had 4 beautiful daughters and raised them in the Dominican Republic so they could be bilingual and grow up in an incredible place. Once her children were older, she decided she needed to move back to the United States and settle down in Oregon.

After one of her daughters married a Dominican man, he introduced Nancy and her family to Casabi. He explained how it was a staple in a traditional Dominican diet, and many people there eat it in place of bread. She completely fell in love with this crunchy, delicious flatbread and would fill her suitcase with it every time she visited the Dominican Republic and bring it back to her home in Oregon. It was then that she realized there was an untapped market in the United States for Casabi Flatbread, so she took it to Wholefoods to tell them about the product. Wholefoods was extremely interested in the product but Nancy had no experience with running a business and was sad that she couldn't demonstrate the various health benefits to the people of the United States. Considering the flatbread is vegan, gluten free, and delicious, it makes it ideal for so many people who struggle with different dietary restrictions. It's truly the food that loves you due to the resistant starch in Yucca root that acts like a natural prebiotic.

It was then that Nancy met Mark. On their second date, Nancy showed Mark the Casabi and he absolutely loved it. He loved all of the health benefits, and with his experience in business it was a match made in heaven. Later, Mark and Nancy were married and started Ama's Gluten Free Foods, which they named after Ama so just like their relationship, there could be love in all of the products. We enjoy being able to share our passion with you all, and hope you enjoy the product!

Thank you all for your support in our company, and Happy Birthday Ama!

“Snack” may not be the right word. Sure, Casabi Artisan Flatbread makes for all kinds of great snacks. It can easily fill the place in your ecosystem that might have been held by crackers or chips, supplying the crunch you’ve been missing since you’ve started eating better. But for my wife and me, this is more of a staple, part of most meals AND most snacks over the course of a day. Boy howdy, we LOVE these, going through about a package a day. A 12-pack covers about two weeks.

As a result, I don’t have much advice about how long they keep. We can barely keep them in the house.

I do have this advice for you: 10 minutes in the oven. That’s it. One package takes 2 baking sheets, give ‘em a few minutes at 350, and done. I do these for the day before I’m even all the way awake while I’m getting breakfast for the dogs or making cocoa. If I’m too lazy to wait for the oven to preheat, I might give ‘em another minute or two. Painless.

From there, anything is possible. Most often, it’s olive oil and salt, maybe some garlic powder, then top with homemade spreads like hummus, tapenade, and guacamole. (Yes, sometimes all three! Casabi flatbread can take the weight.) Sometimes a little cheese, then a few seconds in the microwave to melt. Or add tomato sauce first for little flatbread pizzas. They're also great topped with scrambled eggs (or even better, Vegan Eggs) plus whatever you add to your eggs for maximum impact -- cheese, beans, etc.

These can also stand in for potato chips if you’re feeling the need. Some folks will want to add oil before cooking, but I prefer pouring my very best olive on AFTER they’re toasted, and letting it soak in for a few seconds, then loading up the spices depending on what kind of “chip” I’m going for. Nutritional yeast (my go-to vegan cheese substitute and also works better than regular grated cheese for this potato chip substitute), Chesapeake Bay seasoning, curry, cayenne, onion powder, barbecue seasoning, you name it – although most often, it’s coarse salt and coarse ground pepper (which happens to be my favoriteflavor of potato chip).

I’m a fan of oil in general, and a current favorite topping is a garlic-infused macadamia nut oil. Coconut oil, MCT oil, avocado oil, and others are all in rotation.

The fact is that these also hold up well to sweet toppings. For “chips”, adding some sugar (although I only use Just Like Sugar, an inulin substitute) to the salt makes a nice “kettle-flavored” twist, but I often go with sugar and cinnamon for a crunchy cinnamon toast. Butter/ghee, jams and jellies (especially tangy tropical fruits like tamarind, passionfruit, guava, etc.), honey, and Nutella have all made appearances as well.

In the context of bread, I think of these as not unlike English muffins. I can’t imagine eating an English muffin plain out of the bag. I think they taste truly terrible that way. But toasted and topped? Wonderful! This doesn't make English muffins weird or deficient. That’s just how you fix ‘em. It also doesn’t freak me out that Hot Pockets are sold frozen. Can you imagine someone reviewing Hot Pockets and complaining that they’re freezing cold, hard as rocks, and don’t taste like anything? That’s not how you’re supposed to eat them. Likewise, feel free to ignore any reviews of these that don’t take into account how they have been eaten since the dawn of time – with a few minutes of additional cooking and some toppings.

And yes, they do sometimes arrive broken (although FAR less often than the ones I’d previously ordered from Mission Heirloom). No problem. Those are the ones that go in soup or go to make light crust for frying and baking fish and vegetables – healthier, crispier, AND more flavorful than the bread crumbs you’re using now. (And yes, you’ll add spice to them, just like you would breadcrumbs, but these simplyhold up better).

I started this review by wondering if “snack” is the right word for this delightful food being prepared in traditional ways that do in fact date back to the Paleolithic era. (nb: slow food ain’t cheap, but these are 100000% worth it.) The word I still think is just right is “nirvana”. I feel good eating them. My celiac disease limits my options, as does my tendency toward a vegan diet, so sure, if you’re eating gluten-free, AIP, paleo, vegan, these are a slam dunk, with bonus points for probiotic support. Whether or not any of that matters to you, though, these are a fun, flexible ingredient that can fit into any part of any meal you can imagine. Crazy, crazy, crazy about them!

If you have any need to contact Ama’s Gluten Free Foods, you’ll also find them fast, responsive, and committed to your satisfaction. One of my favorite companies to have gotten to know on my many years on Amazon, and one of my favorite regular purchases. In fact, I’m going to go buy another 12-pack now!

I was a VERY early adopter of Amazon, and joined Prime on the first day it was available back in February 2005, but I've somehow never gotten around to writing a review before. I've been meaning to for years, but this is the one that made me finally get around to actually doing it!

The yucca root has a variety of health benefits in addition to being gluten free, vegan, paleo, and celiac approved. If you are looking for more information on this superfood check out this link to our blog post about superfoods below!

With Casabi only having 94 calories per flatbread, it is a smart and delicious alternative to introduce into your diet. This product also has no additives, additional sodium, sugars, or harsh substances that could harm your health! Considering the amount of products in the grocery store with considerable amounts of sodium and other additives, Casabi is a health friendly substitute to other flatbreads or crackers. Go do your body a favor and pick up some today!

I'm Stuck! What Should I Put on Casabi?

This question gets asked frequently and we are here to help settle confusion! Often times people come to us asking for recipes and concerns about how to prepare the flatbread. We are here to tell you that diversity is the best part of this product! When people ask, what do you put on your Casabi? we answer, what do you put on regular bread? Casabi, with it's flatbread and crackery consistency and versatile nature allows us to create virtually anything. From Casabi pizza to our version of Elvis's personal favorite, Casabi peanut butter and banana, the possibilities are endless. But, just in case you are still struggling, here are a few examples of our favorite recipes to make with Casabi!

Be on the lookout for our NEW Natural, Garlic, and Onion Crackers coming late June!

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https://amasglutenfreefoods.com/blogs/blog/4-super-foods-to-eat-in-20172017-01-18T04:58:00-08:002017-09-23T05:18:14-07:004 Super Foods to eat in 2017Mark Read
What is a superfood? What are some great superfood choices for your healthy diet in 2017?

su·per·food ˈso͞opərˌfo͞od/ (noun) a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.

1. Yucca

The beneficial factors of thissuperfoodare reduction of inflammation, ability to lower blood pressure, and it is known to improve skin conditions. Yucca is often prepared like potatoes but is now available asa flatbread or a cracker. These flatbreads, called Casabi, have been imported to the United States from the Dominican Republic.

2. Yams

Another root vegetable that is more common than you think is Yams.

Unlike Yucca, Yams are a superfood that is easy to find on most parts of the USA, usually next to sweet potatoes. Most recipes that call for sweet potatoes, you can swap out one of the potatoes for a yam. This also works with recipes for things like mashed potatoes or celeriac.

3. Plantains

Plantains are a direct cousin of the banana. They are a starchy, low in sugar variety that is cooked before serving. It is used in many savory dishes and is very popular in Western Africa and many Caribbean countries.

Plantains are high in vitamin A. Vitamin A can help maintain muscle membrane. It can also enhance skin elasticity and keep your skin healthy.

You will want to bake or fry your plantains, or use them in place of potato starches, like in plantain pancakes or waffle, even plantain tortillas.

4. Lentils

Lentil, also known as Pigeon Pea, has thesecond highest ratio of protein per calorie of any legumeafter soybeans. Not only are they easy to prepare, but Lentils are considered one of the world’s healthiest foods. Lentils can help in lowering cholesterol fiber and aid with managing blood sugar disorders.

Lentils are also a great source of vitamin B.

The easiest way to cook Lentils is to boil on a stove-top, using 3 cups of water or vegetable stock to 1 cup of dry lentils. Use a large pot because the lentils will triple in size. Bring it all to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer until they are tender. It takes about 15-20 minute for whole lentils.

Other Superfoods

Garlic, Broccoli, Salmon, Leeks, Cauliflower and Watermelon are all examples of other superfoods. High in vitamins and nutrients for your body, these superfoods are great for your body and tasty too!

You can also try combining some of these for great meals. Baking some Casabi flatbread or crackers with a little olive oil and garlic can get you 3 superfoods in one healthy, gluten free snack.

Why We Love Yucca

Yucca is a great source of healthy nutrients and is gluten free and promotes bio-diversity.

Don’t just take our word for it, Backpacker’s Basecamp named Yucca as “one of the healthiest starches out there.”

“Cassava/yucca was recognized as the staple food and principal crop of the Tainos (the indigenous tribe of the Caribbean). It was so important to their survival that the Tainos referred to their homes asYucayeques, meaning the place where yucca is grown.”

Due to its properties of preservation, yucca was one of the fundamental sources of nourishment for the native population in northern South America, it was part of the traditional Taino diet, the native inhabitants of the Caribbean.

Casabi Flatbread – A Better Gluten Free Alternative

Great for baking and covering with your favorite spreads and jams, or dipped in olive oil and garlic or balsamic vinegar. It’s a wonderful alternative for pizza dough or flatbread sandwiches. My favorite is brushing it with olive oil and a little salt and pepper and baking it until it’s just lightly toasted and then eating it with roasted garlic.

What will you do with your Casabi?

Get Your Superfood in a Flatbread

Casabi is a gluten free flatbread, made in a wheat free facility from a single ingredient, Yucca!